Aim of the study is to compare safety and tolerance of two techniques of Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) uniportal lobectomies in the prospective randomized single-institutional trial. One arm is a uniportal lobectomy performed through the transcervical approach with elevation of the sternum, the other arm will utilize a standard uniportal intercostal approache. There will be 10 patients in each group. Patients in clinical stage cI-III (T1-3N0-2M0) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The results will be compared for time of the procedure, number of conversions to multi-portal VATS and/or open thoracotomy, duration and volume of chest drainage, amount of postoperatve pain, time of hospitalization and the number of resected lymph nodes and metastatic nodes. Accrual of patients is planned to complete within 12 months.
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time of the procedure
Timeframe: 4 weeks
number of conversions to multi-portal VATS and/or open thoracotomy
Timeframe: 4 weeks
duration of chest drainage
Timeframe: 4 weeks
volume of chest drainage
Timeframe: 4 weeks
amount of postoperatve pain
Timeframe: up to 72 hours after the end of surgery
time of hospitalization
Timeframe: 4 weeks
number of resected lymph nodes
Timeframe: 4 weeks
number of resected metastatic nodes
Timeframe: 4 weeks